{"id":669894,"date":"2019-08-01T18:55:09","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T18:55:09","guid":{"rendered":" <br><div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/audio-pds-contract-must-be-terminated-minority\/\">\n            <div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><figure><img width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma."},"modified":"2019-08-01T18:55:09","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T18:55:09","slug":"audio-pds-contract-must-be-terminated-minority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/01\/audio-pds-contract-must-be-terminated-minority\/","title":{"rendered":"(Audio): PDS contract must be terminated &#8211; Minority"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-io-article-url=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/audio-pds-contract-must-be-terminated-minority\/\">\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG-20190801-WA0020-696x522.jpg\"   alt=\"minority NDC\" title=\"IMG-20190801-WA0020\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The leadership of the Minority at the press conference <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"260px\" src=\"https:\/\/clip.afrad.io\/?clipId=A6Jo2TCK9i3mPoegr\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Minority in Parliament has called on the Akufo-Addo government to terminate the concession agreement with Power Distribution Services (PDS).<\/p>\n<p>The call by the Minority follows a decision by government to suspend PDS\u2019 concession for distribution of power in Ghana, following what it said was the discovery \u201cof fundamental and material breaches of PDS\u2019 obligation in the provision of Payment Securities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the press in Parliament on Thursday, former Deputy Minister of Energy and Petroleum, John Jinapor,\u00a0said the concession agreement began in a very competitive and transparent manner by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) with six pre-qualified companies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernment deliberately altered original agreement and awarded contract to PDS,\u201d the Minority noted.<\/p>\n<p>According to the NDC group, the suspension was a deliberate attempt by the government to cover up the fraudulent activity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want this contract to be terminated without delay because we warned them but they refused to listen to good counsel and went ahead,\u201d Mr Jinapor added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: Adomonline.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leadership of the Minority at the press conference The Minority in Parliament has called on the Akufo-Addo government to terminate the concession agreement with Power Distribution Services (PDS). 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